Kazakhstan To Send More Oil To Germany
Russian oil pipeline operator Transneft says Kazakhstan’s KazTransOil has requested 1.2 million tonnes of capacity on the Druzhba pipeline for 2023 to facilitate additional oil shipments to Germany, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
“The EU pledged to stop buying Russian oil via maritime routes from December 5 as part of broader sanctions over Ukraine.”
The Druzhba pipeline remains “exempt from sanctions,” but Germany’s refineries in Leuna and Schwedt, are no longer ordering Russian crude for next year, Germany’s economy ministry has said.
According to RIA, Transneft said KaztTransOil – Kazakhstan’s national oil transporter – had asked to ship an additional 300,000 tonnes of oil during the first quarter of next year.
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